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Dog Licensing Requirements
Licensing your dog has many benefits
for you, as the owner, as well as the dog:
- Animal control officers have a
record of all vaccinated dogs so vaccinations can be verified if a
bite occurs.
- Dogs see a veterinarian for rabies
vaccination a minimum of every three years. Owners receive
education about pet overpopulation and canine disease prevention.
- Owners are more likely to get
their lost dogs back if the dogs are wearing a current license
tag. Licensed dogs are held much longer at animal shelters than
unlicensed dogs which are placed for adoption or destroyed after
72 hours. Unfortunately, many owners of unlicensed dogs return
from a vacation to find their dogs have run away from a caretaker
and were either adopted or destroyed at a local animal shelter. If
a dog is wearing a license tag, animal shelter employees make
every effort to reunite the animal with its owner.
- Licensing revenue pays for
emergency medical care for injured stray animals until the owner
can be found. This revenue source assures owners that their
animals will be transported to a veterinarian if they are found
injured.
- If a currently vaccinated dog is
exposed to a rabies positive animal, it may be quarantined.
Conversely, if an animal’s vaccination has expired or is not
valid, it is generally destroyed. An incident in Loomis with a
single rabid dog caused Animal Control to destroy seven family
dogs whose vaccinations had expired.
All dogs in the local area are
required to be licensed. Licensing requirements and fees vary
depending on the community you live in. Here is an overview of
licensing requirements in various local jurisdictions.
Information is believed accurate but is not guaranteed.
Roseville (City Limits)
Roseville licenses resident dogs on
the city's fiscal year basis (July though June). Fees are
$15.00 per year, however dogs which are spayed or neutered are
entitled to a 50% discount. The owner must provide a rabies
certificate valid through December 31st of each year to renew for
that year. Renewal notices are mailed in June of each year.
Licenses can be obtained by mail or in person. For more
information call the city at (916) 774-5310 or visit City
of Roseville licensing
Rocklin (City Limits)
City dog licenses can be purchased
for up to three years (or until expiration of the dog's rabies
certificate) at the rate of $15.00 per year. Spayed and
neutered dogs are entitled to a 50% discount. No fees are
charged for seeing eye dogs for a blind or partially blind person.
All dogs over four months of age must be licensed. The city
has a limit of no more than three dogs or swine at a single
residence. More information can be found at Rocklin
licensing.
Placer County (Granite Bay, Loomis,
Penryn, Newcastle, Unincorporated Areas)
Placer County issues dog licenses
for dogs living in the county, with the exception of dogs living
in Roseville, Rocklin, or Auburn (these cities license dogs
themselves). Fees are $17.00 per year or $8.00 if the dog is
spayed or neutered. Call (530) 889-7315 or visit Placer
County Licensing.
Sacramento County (Antelope, Citrus
Heights, Unincorporated Areas)
Sacramento County issues dog and
cat licenses for most areas of Sacramento County (except City of
Sacramento). Cost is $30.00 per year ($10.00 per year for
spayed and neutered animals). Licenses can often be handled
by your veternarian for you. Animals must be vaccinated
against rabies by four months of age and licensed by five months.
New residents or newly acquired pets must be licensed within 30
days or are subject to a $15.00 penalty. Licences are
renewable annually on the anniversary of first licensing.
More information can be found at Sacramento
County Licensing
Sacramento (City Limits)
Sacramento issues dog and cat
licenses for resident animals. Cat licenses are voluntary
but recommended. Dog license fee is $20.00 for one year or
$50.00 for three years. A 50% discount applies if the dog is
spayed or neutered. Cat license fee is $15.00 for one year
or $37.50 for three years, with a 66% discount for spayed or
neutered animal. Rabies certificate required. Call
(916) 264-7387 or visit Sacramento
City Licensing for
more information.
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